Diarmaid FitzGerald

Diarmaid FitzGerald, born on 18 February 1983 in Roscrea, County Tipperary, is an Irish sportsman and a former member of the Tipperary senior hurling team. Educated in Roscrea, he studied physiotherapy and became a PhD graduate of University College Dublin, with whom he won a Freshers All-Ireland in 2002, a Walsh Cup medal in 2004 and two Dublin Senior Hurling medals in 2004 and 2005. He plays club hurling with his native Roscrea, winning North Tipperary Minor Hurling medals in 1999 and 2000 and a North Tipperary Senior medal in 2004. He captained the Tipperary minor hurlers to Munster final glory in 2001 against a highly fancied Cork side and captained the same group to success in the 2004 under-21 Munster championship. He made his competitive debut at wing-back for Tipperary against Offaly in the 2004 National Hurling League, made his championship debut against Waterford in 2004 and won the RTE man of the match award in Tipperary's extra-time replay victory over Limerick in May 2005.